The Decathlon Association

July 2013

July 29, 2013

DECA Newsletter # 47 provides 2nd day coverage of the 20th Thorpe Cup (USA vs Germany team decathlon) at the USOC Training Center in Chula Vista. There Gray Horn (left) saw his gold medal slip away in the final strides of the 1500m and the American team lost the Cup by a razor thin 58 points, 38,889 to 38,841. It was a 4th consecutive team defeat.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIIINumber47July(4),2013

July 28, 2013

DECA Newsletter # 46 offers first day coverage of the the 20th Thorpe Cup competition (USA vs Germany team decathlon) in Chula Vista, CA where unheralded German Rene Stauss holds the lead and where University of Texas senior Isaac Murphy (left) won a pair of events. The German team holds a slim 347 point advantage at the break.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIIINumber46July(3),2013

July 24, 2013

DECA Newsletter #45 is a reminder of the upcoming (July 27-28) Thorpe Cup, the 20th annual meeting of the national decathlon teams of Germany and USA. This year's competition will be conducted at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. Meet the teams (revised lineups).CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIIINumber45July(2),2013

July 22, 2013

This post provides information on a new decathlon documentary film by Neomotions, LLC entitled "48 Hours to Fame," and features the worlds of Ashton Eaton and Trey Hardee in their quest for Olympic gold at the 2012 London Games. It delves into the meaning of what it's like to train to be the "World's Greatest Athlete." A 4 minutes trailer is provided. Contact and sponsorship info is also provided.CLICK HERE Documentary Film Notice

July 12, 2013

DECA Newsletter # 44 provides coverage of international decathlon news from the Euro u23 meett in Tampere, FIN where German Kai Kazmirek (left) ran up an impressive 8366 score; from Pune, India where Kazak Dmitriy Karpov won he Asian Champs; and from Kazan, Russia which hosted the World University Games, all in early July. CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIIINumber44July(10,2013